MA Curriculum

General Requirements

The MA program requires a minimum of 36 credit hours of approved graduate-level work. There are six required classes and then students must take at least 20 credit hours of elective courses. Students will be recommended to take certain electives, depending on the specific interests in SLP (e.g., school, hospital, etc.)

Courses

Required Courses

• S501: Neural Bases of Speech and Language (3cr) [taught in fall]
• S505: Clinical Application of Linguistic Theory (4cr) [taught in fall]
• S580: Introduction to Research in Communication Disorders (3cr) [taught in fall]
• S508: Physiological Models for Perception and Production of Speech and Voice (3cr) [taught in spring]
• S512: Cognitive and Social Factors Related to Speech and Language (3cr) [taught in spring]
• S561: Topical Issues in Clinical Practice [one credit of practicum every semester]

Elective Courses

All disorders courses will be 2 or 3 credits and will be taught as electives. Students must take at least 20 semester credit hours of electives:

1. Two courses from speech/voice, two from language, and one from “other”
2. Remaining undesignated electives, to be taken from any areas of the curriculum

Examples of Electives Taught in Each Area of the Curriculum

Speech/Voice

S540: Voice Disorders
S525: Childhood Dysarthria and Apraxia of Speech
S550: Fluency
S541: Laryngectomy and Tracheostomy
S560: Craniofacial Anomalies
S542: Care of the Professional Voice
S555: Motor Speech Disorders
S515: Videostroboscopy

Language

S534: Language Development and Disorders in School-Age Children
S531: Traumatic Brain Injury
S537: Aphasia
S539: Bilingual Language Development
S520: Phonological Disorders
S545: Adult Cognitive-Communication Disorders
S538: Atypical Language Development
S515: Development of Infant Communication

Other

S515: Pediatric Dysphagia
S544: Adult Dysphagia
S546: Medical Speech/Language Pathology

Further Detailed Information

For information regarding the rules and regulations of the MA program, see the University's bulletin on the MA and the MA student handbook.